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Ancient India Review

Total questions: 12

Worksheet time: 6mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which river empties into the Arabian Sea?

a)

Indus

b)

Nile

c)

Ganges

d)

Tigris

2.

This system determines a person's job, social group, and marriage.

a)

Arabic-Indian

b)

Caste

c)

Buddhism

d)

None of these

3.

The belief that people pass through many lives is called what?

a)

Saturation

b)

Consternation

c)

Reunification

d)

Reincarnation

4.

Which social group is made up of warriors and rulers?

a)

Brahmin

b)

Vaishya

c)

Sudra

d)

Kshatriya

5.

Which social group is made up of priests/religious men?

a)

Sudra

b)

Brahmin

c)

Kshatriya

d)

Vaisyas

6.

Hindus and Buddhists both believe that their next life will be affected by what?

a)

Monotheism

b)

Karma

c)

Nirvana

d)

Reincarnation

7.

Who is Siddhartha Guatama?

a)

Founder of Hinduism

b)

Founder of Buddhism

c)

An Egyptian Pharaoh

d)

A Mesopotamian Ruler

8.

One idea that Buddha teaches is that "Life is full of suffering". This is part of what philosophy?

a)

Ten Commandments

b)

Four Noble Truths

c)

Upanishads

d)

Vedic teachings

9.

One of Hinduism's major beliefs is in what?

a)

Reincarnation

b)

Embalming

c)

The Torah

d)

The Ten Commandments

10.

What were ancient India's most significant contributions and achievements?

a)

hierglyphics, pyramids, embalming

b)

the alphabet, rule of law, monotheism

c)

medicine, the number zero, Arabic

d)

plow, wheel, sails

11.

Which of the following statements would the Buddha be likely to make?

a)

I believe the cast system is necessary to maintain social order.

b)

You must give up all desire to find true peace.

c)

I came from a poor family and worked as a servant when i was young.

d)

True justice demands an "eye for and eye".

12.

Who converted to Buddhism after conquering nearly all of India?

a)

Emperor Asoka

b)

Buddha

c)

Siddhartha Guantama

d)

Hammurabi